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Saturday, July 5, 2008
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Kazooists’ ‘chase’ re-enacts history
July 5, 2008 in City on Page A1 Tom Westbrook handed out about 30 pieces of cardboard, each containing a few lines from the Declaration of Independence. The crowd was ready for the main event – a communal …
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Lottery numbers
July 5, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 Friday’s Washington Daily Game: 3-9-7 Friday’s Washington Keno: 4-12-13-15- 16-22-23-26-28-31-34-51-61-62-64- 69-71-74-78-79
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Battle of the gluttons
July 5, 2008 in City on Page A2 NEW YORK – Joey Chestnut achieved frankfurter immortality Friday, outdueling his celebrated Japanese rival in an epic hot-dog eating contest that pushed both of the gluttonous gladiators to the brink. …
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Winds intensify California fires
July 5, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BIG SUR, Calif. – A pair of out-of-control wildfires roared along California’s central coast Friday, chewing through opposite ends of a parched forest and threatening a total of more than …
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Statue of Liberty crown may reopen
July 5, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – The National Park Service is considering reopening Lady Liberty’s crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to documents a congressman released on …
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Nation in brief: Florida governor to tie the knot
July 5, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Gov. Charlie Crist won’t be sleeping alone in the governor’s mansion much longer – he is engaged to a woman he met in New York City last September who quickly …
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President greets new Americans
July 5, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – It was his last Fourth of July as president and his first visit to Monticello, the home of the author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson. It …
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Petraeus praises re-uppers at Iraq event
July 5, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – The U.S. military in Iraq celebrated the Fourth of July with what it billed as “the largest re-enlistment ceremony ever held,” and 1,215 soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen …
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India leaders save U.S. nuclear deal
July 5, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 NEW DELHI – After months of political uncertainty, the Indian government appeared Friday to have saved a beleaguered civil nuclear-energy agreement with the United States. After a flurry of political …
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World in brief: Freed hostage arrives in France
July 5, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 Arriving to a hero’s welcome in France, Ingrid Betancourt said Friday that she cried a lot during her six years as a prisoner in the Colombian jungle. Today, she said, …
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Fire damages Valley councilman’s home
July 5, 2008 in City on Page A6 An early-morning fire Friday caused extensive damage to the home of Spokane Valley City Councilman Dick Denenny. Denenny and his wife, Kathy, were at their other residence in Spirit Lake …
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Grocery bags may be lighter
July 5, 2008 in City on Page A6 The next time you buy a three-quart jug of orange juice, check the label. You might be a few ounces shy.
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Work to begin on casino
July 5, 2008 in City on Page A6 The business arm of the Colville Confederated Tribes will break ground Monday on a 58,000-square-foot casino on reservation land near Omak, Wash. The $24 million project, expected to be completed …
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Region’s extra power strains grid
July 5, 2008 in City on Page A6 The Pacific Northwest is awash in electric power. Rivers are swollen. Dams are running full bore. Wind farm blades are spinning.
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In brief: Coe seeks new commitment trial venue
July 5, 2008 in City on Page A7 Rapist Kevin Coe does not think he can get a fair civil commitment trial in Spokane County. He wants to be tried elsewhere or have jurors brought in from outside …
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Firefighters raise money for 3-year-old
July 5, 2008 in City on Page A7 ST. MARIES – Firefighters have begun raising money for Kyra Wine, a 3-year-old girl who is believed to be a victim of severe child abuse. “The town is so upset. …
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Demonstrators stage peaceful march to park
July 5, 2008 in City on Page A8 The activists who made headlines last year in a clash with police at the Fourth of July celebration in Spokane’s Riverfront Park marched peacefully through the streets and into the …
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Study sees serotonin-SIDS link
July 5, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A10 Mice genetically engineered to overproduce the brain chemical serotonin died at an early age after developing symptoms similar to sudden infant death syndrome, suggesting improper regulation of serotonin might play …
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Sometimes, separation works
July 5, 2008 in Opinion on Page A11 PORTLAND — Success breeds separation. That’s the thing no one tells you, the thing sometimes you don’t realize, the thing that might make a child turn from his own potential. …
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Idea of America not yet lost
July 5, 2008 in Opinion on Page A11 Just in time for Independence Day, a conservative think tank has delivered a controversial report questioning whether America’s national identity is eroding under the pressure of population diversity and educational …
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Our view: Careful growth plan needed for southeast Spokane
July 5, 2008 in Opinion on Page A11 It looks as if residents of southeast Spokane who don’t want to be big-boxed in are going to have to deal with the kind of suburban development they’ve boxed out …
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Smart bombs: Safety rationale tanks
July 5, 2008 in Opinion on Page A11 Remember when people used safety to justify their sport utility vehicle purchases? A colleague does and he wonders what’s become of that rationale. It’s a fair point, considering the plunging …
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Pulling a part
July 5, 2008 in Business on Page A12 DETROIT – It took an hour’s worth of work, but Roman Knight didn’t mind. The 18-year-old needed a bumper for his ‘94 Buick LeSabre, and a Detroit salvage yard had …
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Business jet sales booming
July 5, 2008 in Business on Page A12 SAN JOSE, Calif. – While the nation’s major air carriers are cutting flights, grounding planes and laying off workers to combat soaring fuel prices, one area of flying appears to …
